Thursday, April 19, 2007

Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor to be appointed chairman of Advisory Board of the Financial Intelligence Unit

Apr 19, Colombo: The Sri Lanka Cabinet has granted its approval to appoint Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

The Sri Lankan government said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance and Planning, submitted the relevant Cabinet Memorandum.

The Cabinet of Ministers also granted approval to allow the members of the Advisory Board representing Ministries and other institutions to continue on the Board in the future.

On approval, the Central Bank Governor will appoint a suitable person as the CEO of the FIU, subject to approval from the Monetary Board, as the present CEO has given notice to resign from the post.

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